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International Softwood Markets 2005 – 2007

International Softwood Markets 2005 – 2007. Overview of market trends through 2005 Forecasts for 2006 and 2007. Ed Pepke, Ph.D. Forest Products Marketing Specialist Food and Agricultural Organization & UN Economic Commission for Europe Geneva, Switzerland. Topics.

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International Softwood Markets 2005 – 2007

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  1. International Softwood Markets2005 – 2007 Overview of market trends through 2005 Forecasts for 2006 and 2007 Ed Pepke, Ph.D. Forest Products Marketing Specialist Food and Agricultural Organization & UN Economic Commission for Europe Geneva, Switzerland

  2. Topics • Softwood forest resources • Framework for market developments • Sawn softwood market developments • Softwood sawlog markets • Recap of UNECE Timber Committee findings and issues from 3-4 October 2006 • Recap of UNECE/FAO Forest Products Annual Market Review, 2005-2006 findings • Conclusion

  3. Info sources • EOS, UCBR and Timber Committee forecasts • UNECE/FAO TIMBER Database • UNECE/FAO Forest Products Annual Market Review, 2005-2006 • UNECE Timber Committee Market Discussions • Expert presentations • Official market statement

  4. UNECE vs. ISC “Europe”

  5. UNECE vs. ISC “Europe” Additional “non-ISC” UNECE region production in million m3: Turkey 4.0 Poland 3.5 Slovakia 1.5 Estonia 2.2 Lithuania 1.0 Ireland 0.9 Bulgaria 0.8 Others 1.8 Total: +15.7

  6. UNECE vs. ISC “Europe” “Non-ISC” forecast additional million m3 in 2007: Consumption 16.0 Imports 4.6 Exports 4.2

  7. I. Forest resources

  8. Softwood commercial forests 268 Million hectares 152 123 Source: UNECE/FAO Forest Resources Assessment

  9. Forest area, net change Red>5% annual decrease Green>5% annual increase

  10. Forests’ growing stock Billion m3

  11. Net annual growth vs. fellings Billion m3

  12. Forests’ net annual increment vs. fellings

  13. Resources summary • Removals considerably below growth • Growing stock increasing in Europe • Shortages of sawlogs in some countries • Southern hemisphere plantations expanding • Increasing alternative demands on forests • Oversupply compared to demand

  14. II. Framework for market developments • Global economic growth strong in 2006 and 2007, forecast at 5% each year • Developing countries’ economies growing fastest – dynamic expansion in E. Europe • Inflation low, despite rising energy prices • Housing prices rising for 5 years – bubble to burst?

  15. Economic framework – US • US housing peaked in 2005 • 2.2 million housing starts • “Only” 1.8 million starts in 2006 • Huge volume of unsold houses in US • Record high trade deficit • High national deficit • US economy decelerating – risk of recession

  16. China’s economic boom • +60% trade surplus 2005/2004 • +25% trade surplus 2006/2005 • Rapid economic expansion, 10% in 2006 • Major engine for global growth • Strong import demand for oil and raw materials, including wood

  17. China’s wood market influence • Largest wood products exporter • 2nd largest importer • Greatest softwood log importer • Concern for legality • Some certified products • Huge capacity expansion • Furniture exports up 33% annually • Reshaping marketplace

  18. Economic framework – European housing • Residential construction rising since 2004 • Rising interest rates • Strongest construction developments in central and eastern Europe • Residential +4% 2006, +7% 2007 • Source: Euroconstruct, 2005

  19. Market drivers • Public procurement policies • Expanding wood energy • Certified forest products • Corporate social responsibility • China’s surging trade • Rebound of eastern Europe & Russia • Illegal logging & trade • Storms in 2005: Sweden and US

  20. III. Sawn softwood – UNECE’s Europe

  21. Sawn softwood – UNECE’s Europe, 1998-2007

  22. Sawn softwood – ISC’s Europe

  23. Sawn softwood – ISC’s Europe, 1998-2007

  24. Selected importers’ forecasts

  25. Selected exporters

  26. Selected producers

  27. Selected producers

  28. Sawn softwood – Russia

  29. Sawn softwood – Russia, 1998-2007

  30. Sawn softwood – N. America

  31. Sawn softwood – North America, 1998-2007

  32. Effects of US downturn Europe to USA • Quebec exports, production • Europe’s exports to US • Search for alternative markets NA to Europe Source: WOOD Markets Monthly, 2006

  33. III. Softwood sawlogs – Europe

  34. Softwood sawlogs – Russia

  35. Sawlogs – N. America

  36. Sawlogs – N. America

  37. IV. E.O.S. questionnaire results on prices, costs and sawlog availability

  38. Sawnwood prices

  39. Log, energy, transport costs – Europe

  40. Log, energy, transport costs – USA

  41. Log, energy, transport costs – Russia

  42. Sawlog availability

  43. V. Timber Committee Market Discussions – main findings • European markets forecast at record levels in 2006 and 2007 • Chinese forest industry rapidly reshaping marketplace • Continuing concern about illegal logging, climate change • Record high energy prices and energy policies driving wood energy markets • Despite forest growth outstripping removals, increased competition for timber

  44. Timber Committee sawn softwood findings • Volatile sawnwood prices in North America falling, but rising in Europe • Beetles ravaging forest in BC, Canada – up to 1 billion m3 timber – glut of roundwood, sawnwood • US/Canada softwood lumber dispute resolved with 7-year agreement: $4 billion duties returned to Canada

  45. Timber Committee sawn softwood findings • European consumption at record level, to increase 2% in 2006 and again in 2007 • Shortages of sawlogs in parts of Europe where prices low, demand high and sawmilling capacity increased • Russian sawnwood production to rise 5% in 2006 and 7% in 2007; increases to exports

  46. Timber Committee softwood sawlog findings • Roundwood removals at record highs meeting strong demands • 2006 storm damage in Sweden resolved, with some roundwood stocked in forests • Roundwood prices rising in Europe, private forest owners selling

  47. VI. Forest Products Annual Market Review findings • 2005 was a stellar year for sawn softwood • But may be the high-water mark • Opposing developments in Europe, both growth and contraction, in 2005 • Western Europe remains a net exporter,strong export markets 2005

  48. Forest Products Annual Market Review findings • Expanding EU: log market prices converge quickly with European prices, reducing profitability for eastern sawnwood producers • Russia continues expanding sawnwood output (up 5.3%) and exports (up 19.5%) in 2005, gaining market share in many export markets

  49. Forest Products Annual Market Review findings • Russian Forest Code not yet adopted • Russia raises log export taxes -- catalyst for expanding sawnwood? • Record US demand and prices for sawnwood in 2005 as a result of low interest rates and a soaring housing market • US housing peaked late in 2005, new housing forecast to decline by a total of 13% through 2007

  50. Forest Products Annual Market Review findings • Swedish windstorm in early 2005 ramped up log availability, sawnwood exports • Government-imposed harvest reductions in Ontario and Quebec affect sawmills’ raw material availability

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